31:18 I have indeed 1 heard the people of Israel 2 say mournfully,
‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. 3
You disciplined us and we learned from it. 4
Let us come back to you and we will do so, 5
for you are the Lord our God.
31:19 For after we turned away from you we repented.
After we came to our senses 6 we beat our breasts in sorrow. 7
We are ashamed and humiliated
because of the disgraceful things we did previously.’ 8